Westminster Towers

The Westminster Towers is a public housing project in Spanish Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, consisting of three 23-story buildings. The project was known to be drug-infested and a hotspot for gang violence, and even the elevators were in disrepair by 2008. The towers were home to several poor African-Americans and Hispanics, and the East Harlem Drug Gang and the ND3 gang were active in the area. During 2008, there were many shootings in the projects, with the East Harlem Drug Gang being wiped out in one shooting and Teddy Benavidez being killed in another.